Donald Pennell is a political and religious activist in Ontario, Canada. He was the first leader of the Family Coalition Party, and has campaigned for political office on many occasions. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... The Family Coalition Party is a political party in Ontario, Canada that was founded in 1987 with a social conservative platform. ...

Pennell served with the Canadian military in World War Two, participating in the Italian campaign. German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ...

He first ran for political office in the 1975 Ontario provincial election, as a Liberal Party candidate in Burlington South. He lost to Progressive Conservative incumbent George Kerr by just under 6,000 votes. The Ontario Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. ... The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party of Ontario) is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. ...

Pennell was a leading figure in founding the Family Coalition Party in 1987. This group was initially a political extension of Campaign Life, an anti-abortion organization based in Ontario. Pennell was chosen as the FCP's first interim leader, and subsequently as its first full-time leader. In addition to promoting a pro-life position on abortion, the FCP also promoted socially conservative views on other issues. In 1987, for instance, Pennell told a Toronto Star reporter that homosexuality was "against God's law". Pennell, who was 49 years old at the time of this election, argued that voters were being called to make a choice between "Christ and barbarism". 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pro-Life is the self-description for those in North America and Great Britain who are of the general political opinion that abortion is morally wrong and should not be legal. ... Social conservatism is a belief in traditional morality and social mores and the desire to preserve these in present day society, often through civil law or regulation. ... The Toronto Star is a major metropolitan newspaper produced in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Homosexuality may refer to: A sexual orientation characterized by aesthetic attraction, romantic love, and sexual desire exclusively or almost exclusively for members of the same sex or with the same gender identity (e. ...

Pennell ran in Burlington South in the 1987 Ontario election, and placed a distant fourth with 1,125 votes. He ran in the same riding in the 1990 election, and received 1,707 votes amid a minor increase in support for his party. He also contested a 1992 by-election in Brant—Haldimand, and received 2,056 votes. David Petersons Liberals were returned to power with a large majority. ... As a result of serious scandals, David Petersons Liberal government was defeated by a large protest vote. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ...

In the 1995 provincial election, Pennell ran against sitting Ontario Premier Bob Rae in the Toronto riding of York South. The result was the worst of his career. Pennell received only 305 votes, for a very distant fourth place finish. He stepped down as leader of the Family Coalition Party in 1997, and was replaced by Giuseppe Gori. Bob Raes Ontario New Democratic Party government was defeated by voters, who are angry at the mistakes made by the inexperienced NDP, and frustrated by rising taxes and unemployment. ... Dalton McGuinty The Premier of Ontario is the first minister for the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Robert Keith (Bob) Rae PC, OC, OOnt, QC (born August 2, 1948 in Ottawa, Ontario) was the 21st premier of Ontario, and the first to represent the NDP in that role. ... }|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Official Flag]]|Coat Image=[[Image:{{{Coat Image}}}|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Coat of Arms]]}} {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Diversity Our Strength {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|250px|City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Location. ... York South was the name of an electoral district or riding used for electing members to the Canadian House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... Giuseppe Gori is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ...

In the 2000 federal election, Pennell ran as a candidate of the Canadian Alliance in Burlington. Some political observers expressed surprise that the former leader of a minor provincial party would be allowed to stand for Canada's official opposition. Pennell received a career high of 11,500 votes, but still finished almost 11,000 votes behind the winner, Liberal incumbent Paddy Torsney. Ironically, Torsney had worked as a volunteer on Pennell's 1975 campaign. The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000. ... The Canadian Alliance (in full, the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance) was a Canadian right_of_centre conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. ... Burlington is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas largest political party. ... Patricia Anne (Paddy) Torsney (born December 19, 1962 in Burlington, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

He remained an advisor to the Family Coalition Party after 1997, and helped select the party's candidates for the 1999 provincial election. The Ontario general election of 1999 was held in the Canadian province of Ontario in the late spring of 1999. ...

Pennell is also involved in a number of conservative Roman Catholic organizations. He now lives in Fort Erie, Ontario, and works as the as the communications and public relations director of The Fatima Center, a devotional group based around the miracles said to have occurred near Fatima, Portugal in the early twentieth century. In 2004, Pennell criticized a Hindu group for conducting a devotional service on the shrine grounds. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Fort Erie (2001 population 28,143) is a town on the Niagara River in Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. ... Fatima basilica Fatima esplanade, 13/05/2003 Religious articles, 13/05/2003 Fátima is a town in Portugal famous for the religious visions that are said to have taken place there in 1917. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Hindu religion; for other meanings of the word, see Hindu (disambiguation). ...